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Bureau #: 124692 Construction #: ? Civil Registration: N45NL Model: F4U-5NL Name: None Status: Airworthy Last info: 2008 |
History: Delivered to FA Hondurena as FAH ????, 19??. George Heaven & Jim Nettle/Hollywood Wings, Long Beach, CA, 1978. - Delivered from Honduras by rail, 1979. Bob Collings/Collings Foundation, Stowe, MA, 1988-1997. - Restored to airworthy, Kissimee & New Smyrna Beach, FL, 1988-1997. - First flight Feb. 20, 1997. - Flew as 124692/NP5. Collings Foundation, Stowe, MA, Jan. 6, 1997-2008. - Registered as N45NL. - Ditched in ocean off New Smyrna Beach, FL, Apr. 4, 1997. - Sank in 50 feet of water, salvaged Apr. 14, 1997. - Restoration at New Smyrna Beach, FL, 1998-2002. - Returned to airworthy, 2004 |
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Source(s): Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989. Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003. Federal Aviation Administration, www.faa.gov, Washington D.C., 2008. |
Photo Source(s): Chuck Gardner - Warbirds Resource Group, www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org, 2003 Scott Rose. Jim Harley. W. N. Kilarjian / Templar Group Media Research Assistance: - |
